# 2017 Abu Dhabi T10

The 2017 Abu Dhabi T10 (formerly known as the 2017 T10 League) was the inaugural season of the Abu Dhabi T10. The matches had a 10-over-a-side format with a time duration of 90 minutes. The tournament was played over four days, with a round robin followed by semifinals and the final. It was played from 14–17 December at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

## Squads

| Kerala Kings | Maratha Arabians | Pakhtoons |
| Eoin Morgan (Icon Player & Captain) Liam Plunkett Sohail Tanvir Wahab Riaz Ryan ten Doeschate Babar Hayat Kieron Pollard Samuel Badree Rayad Emrit Chadwick Walton Nicholas Pooran Shakib Al Hasan Paul Stirling Rohan Mustafa Imran Haider | Virender Sehwag (Icon Player) (Captained in first 2 matches) Imad Wasim (Captained in last 2 matches) Mohammad Amir Mohammad Sami Kamran Akmal Alex Hales Ross Whiteley Lendl Simmons Rilee Rossouw Hardus Viljoen Krishmar Santokie Dwayne Bravo Roelof van der Merwe Shaiman Anwar Zahoor Khan Kumar Sangakkara | Shahid Afridi (Icon Player & Captain) Fakhar Zaman Ahmad Shahzad Junaid Khan Sohail Khan Umar Gul Mohammad Irfan Shaheen Afridi Dwayne Smith Liam Dawson Tamim Iqbal Najibullah Zadran Mohammad Nabi Amjad Javed Zeeshan Tahir Bondi Saqlain Haider |
| Punjabi Legends | Team Sri Lanka | Bengal Tigers |
| Shoaib Malik (Captain & Icon player) Misbah ul Haq Hasan Ali Umar Akmal Faheem Ashraf Usama Mir Abdul Razzaq Chris Jordan Adil Rashid Carlos Brathwaite Rangana Herath Luke Ronchi Dawlat Zadran Sharif Asadullah Ghulam Shabber | Dinesh Chandimal (Captain) Shehan Jayasuriya Dilshan Munaweera Ramith Rambukwella Bhanuka Rajapaksa Wanindu Hasaranga Angelo Perera Thikshila De Silva Vishwa Fernando Sachithra Senanayake Shehan Madushanka Lahiru Madushanka Kasun Madushanka Kithuruwan Vithanage Alankara Asanka | Sarfraz Ahmed (Icon Player & Captain) Mohammad Nawaz Rumman Raees Anwar Ali Hasan Khan Mustafizur Rahman Sunil Narine Darren Sammy Darren Bravo Johnson Charles Andre Fletcher Tom Kohler-Cadmore Cameron Delport Mohammad Naveed Rameez Shahzad Marchant de Lange |

## Fixtures

All times are in United Arab Emirates Standard Time (UTC+4). All matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates.

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerala Kings (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.754 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Punjabi Legends | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −0.064 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Bengal Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −0.620 | Advanced to 5th place play-off |
* 14 December 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bengal Tigers 86/1 (10 overs) | v | Kerala Kings 90/2 (8 overs) |
| Johnson Charles 33 (27) Wahab Riaz 1/11 (2 overs) | | Paul Stirling 66* (27) Aamer Yamin 1/4 (1 over) |
* Kerala Kings won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Kerala Kings)
* Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 December 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Punjabi Legends 99/6 (10 Overs) | v | Bengal Tigers 105/7 (9.2 Overs) |
| Umar Akmal 38 (25) Marchant de Lange 2/21 (2 Overs) | | Aamer Yamin 18 (5) Hasan Ali 4/7 (2 Overs) |
* Bengal Tigers won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Punjabi Legends)
* Punjabi Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 December 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kerala Kings 114/4 (10 Overs) | v | Punjabi Legends 115/2 (9 Overs) |
| Paul Stirling 46* (29) Chris Jordan 1/17 (2 Overs) Ravi Bopara 1/17 (2 Overs) | | Shoaib Malik 60* (25) Sohail Tanvir 1/13 (2 Overs) |
* Punjabi Legends won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Punjabi Legends)
* Punjabi Legends won the toss and elected to field.

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakhtoons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.600 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Maratha Arabians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1.000 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Team Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −1.600 | Advanced to 5th place play-off |
* 14 December 22:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakhtoons 121/4 (10 overs) | v | Maratha Arabians 96/7 (10 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 45* (22) Imad Wasim 2/20 (2 overs) | | Alex Hales 57* (26) Shahid Afridi 3/19 (2 overs) |
* Pakhtoons won by 25 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pakhtoons)
* Maratha Arabians won the toss and elected to field.
* Shahid Afridi (Pakhtoons) became the first person to take a hat-trick in the T10 league.
* 15 December 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Team Sri Lanka 125/4 (10 Overs) | v | Maratha Arabians 131/5 (10 Overs) |
| Dinesh Chandimal 37* (24) Dwayne Bravo 2/12 (2 Overs) | | Rilee Rossouw 49* (18) Vishwa Fernando 2/15 (2 Overs) |
* Maratha Arabians won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Maratha Arabians)
* Maratha Arabians won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 December 22:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakhtoons 111/6 (10 Overs) | v | Team Sri Lanka 84/7 (10 Overs) |
| Tamim Iqbal 56* (27) Vishwa Fernando 2/15 (2 Overs) | | Wanindu Hasaranga 31 (12) Liam Dawson 2/6 (1 Over) |
* Pakhtoons won by 27 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rob Bailey (Eng) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Pakhtoon)
* Pakhtoons won the toss and elected to bat.

## Playoffs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Kerala Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.669 |
| 2 | Maratha Arabians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.400 |
| 3 | Pakhtoons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.400 |
| 4 | Bengal Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.400 |
| 5 | Punjabi Legends | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1.400 |
| 6 | Team Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −3.669 |
* 16 December 2017 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bengal Tigers 126/2 (10 overs) | v | Pakhtoons 130/4 (10 overs) |
| David Miller 68* (26) Shahid Afridi 1/2 (1 Over) | | Ahmed Shehzad 38 (17) Mohammad Naveed 1/18 (2 Overs) |
* Pakhtoons won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Liam Dawson (Pakhtoons)
* Pakhtoons won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 December 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Team Sri Lanka 112/3 (10 Overs) | v | Kerala Kings 92/2 (6.1 Overs) |
| Dinesh Chandimal 38* (24) Sohail Tanvir 1/14 (2 Overs) | | Chadwick Walton 47* (21) Kasun Madushanka 1/14 (1 Over) |
* Kerala Kings won by 8 wickets (D/L Method) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Kerala Kings)
* Team Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain reduced the target for Kerala Kings to 91 from 8 overs.
* 16 December 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Maratha Arabians 130/6 (10 Overs) | v | Punjabi Legends 116/3 (10 Overs) |
| Rilee Rossouw 67 (27) Faheem Ashraf 2/23 (2 Overs) | | Luke Ronchi 56 (31) Mohammad Amir 1/14 (2 Overs) |
* Maratha Arabians won by 14 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Maratha Arabians)
* Punjabi Legends won the toss and elected to field.

## Knockout stage
### 5th place play-off

* 16 December 22:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Team Sri Lanka 115/4 (10 Overs) | v | Bengal Tigers 118/4 (9.2 Overs) |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa 65 (27) Aamer Yamin 2/37 (2 Overs) | | Johnson Charles 36 (15) Kasun Madushanka 2/21 (2 Overs) |
* Bengal Tigers won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
* Bengal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

### Semi-finals

* 17 December 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Maratha Arabians 97/9 (10 Overs) | v | Kerala Kings 98/5 (9.1 Overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 27 (19) Sohail Tanvir 3/19 (2 Overs) | | Eoin Morgan 53 (32) Zahoor Khan 1/14 (2 Overs) |
* Kerala Kings won by 5 Wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Kerala Kings)
* Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match Maratha Arabians were knocked out of the tournament and Kerala Kings advanced to the final.
* 17 December 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakhtoons 129/4 (10 Overs) | v | Punjabi Legends 132/1 (9.1 Overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 58 (29) Ravi Bopara 2/21 (2 Overs) | | Luke Ronchi 60* (34) Umar Gul 1/31 (2 Overs) |
* Punjabi Legends won by 9 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Punjabi Legends)
* Pakhtoons won the toss and elected to bat.
* As a result of this match Pakhtoons were knocked out of the tournament and Punjabi Legends advanced to the final.

### Final

* 17 December 21:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Punjabi Legends 120/3 (10 overs) | v | Kerala Kings 121/2 (8 overs) |
| Luke Ronchi 70 (34) Liam Plunkett 1/19 (2 Overs) | | Eoin Morgan 63 (21) Hasan Ali 1/23 (2 Overs) |
* Kerala Kings won by 8 Wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
* Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Kerala Kings won the 2017 T10 League.